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Hi people,
I'm looking for a few suggestions please. I'm visiting a friend in hospital next week who had a stroke just before Christmas. I think I'll be the first non-family visit he has agreed to and apparently he is still unable to talk / understand much. At this stage, we are unsure if he will even remember me when I walk through the door. It's been suggested by his partner / care team that I take a few clips on the ipad to watch with him and use as a focal point. He's early 40's and into classic cars (owns a bay window VW camper), skiing and typical laddish / immature humor. - I've started with a few clips from Goodwood Festival of Speed and would welcome other suggestions. His 10 year old daughter may well be in the room with use, so nothing too risky. Cheers.
Clips or photos of stuff that you did together?
Gigs you went to, movies you saw together, places you’ve been.
Perchy - Just random stuff.
Photo's of previous places he'd been / things he'd done upset him.
Cartoons then.
Cartoons always cheer me up especially vintage Looney Tunes or Tom & Jerry.
Good call Perchy
A music mix of bands and tunes that he likes.
Does he have certain sense of humour? For my father in law, it Only Fools and Horses, despite the problems, you could see him "smile" with his eyes..
Be prepared to take maybe books, and some audio stuff as well. And just talk to him.
After my dad had had his second stroke, he was in hospital, I tried taking in music stuff for him to listen to but the damage done in his case (cognitive, speech) meant that he just screwed up his face, and couldn't process the sounds.
What we did manage to get connections with was folk visiting, just talking to him, and there would be sparks of recognition at unexpected points (e.g. someone came in who'd visited Dunedin in New Zealand, which has some very steep streets). Out of the blue, he started making steep gestures, undulating with his hands, so communication was making its way in and indeed out.